28 h. ago Jury deliberations begin in trial of woman accused of killing drug dealer

The jury at the trial of a London woman charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of a drug dealer has begun its deliberations. Ashley Bourget, 41, has been on trial since early last month in the death of Grant Norton, 59, whose body was discovered in a white plastic barrel dumped near the […]

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28 h. ago Woman dubbed 'Big Ashley' guilty of murder in drug dealer's London death

A sentencing date has been set for the London woman convicted in the beating death of a 59-year-old drug dealer. Following Ashley Bourget’s lengthy trial, which started in early April, the jury returned a verdict of guilty late Tuesday night – a few hours after they began deliberating. She was convicted on a charge of […]

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7 d. ago Accused was 'a dupe' in killing of drug dealer: Defence lawyer

The woman on trial for the first-degree murder of a drug dealer whose body was found in a barrel near the Thames River was used as a “dupe” for the actual perpetrators of the crime, defence counsel said Wednesday. Defence counsel for Ashley Bourget, who pleaded not guilty in the death of Grant Norton, a […]

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2 w. ago Accused's violent poem entered as evidence at drug dealer murder trial

Ashley Bourget called her poem “Small Child” – but it contained a big, glaring comment that kept it out of a jailhouse poetry-writing competition. Instead, her creative writing from October 2023 while she was behind bars became evidence at her first-degree murder trial in the death of high-level drug dealer Grant Norton. “Now that I’m […]

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4 w. ago Several vehicles set ablaze at dealership near downtown London

Firefighters battled fires in multiple vehicles at a dealership at the intersection of York and Maitland streets just east of downtown, officials said Tuesday morning. It was about 3 a.m. on Tuesday when officials with the London Fire Department announced on social media that crews were called to the blazes and there were requests for […]

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4 w. ago Man pulled from burning vehicle by police charged with arson

A man rescued from a burning vehicle at an auto dealership by officers early Tuesday was charged later with arson, London police said.

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